My laptop came with a trial of the usual MS Office apps. After configuring
Outlook I see that the menus for anything having to do with actually
creating or replying to an email is "greyed-out". All else seems to be in
order, Outlook receives mail just fine. Is this a "feature" of the trial?
If so, it seems a strange way to "sell" potential buyers on the product.

"John C." wrote in message
...
My laptop came with a trial of the usual MS Office apps. After configuring
Outlook I see that the menus for anything having to do with actually
creating or replying to an email is "greyed-out". All else seems to be in
order, Outlook receives mail just fine. Is this a "feature" of the trial?
If so, it seems a strange way to "sell" potential buyers on the product.


Have you activated the trial?

Did you create a profile with an email account? right click on outlook icon
at the top of the Start menu and choose properties or go to Control panel,
mail and view the profile.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"John C." wrote in message
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My laptop came with a trial of the usual MS Office apps. After configuring
Outlook I see that the menus for anything having to do with actually
creating or replying to an email is "greyed-out". All else seems to be in
order, Outlook receives mail just fine. Is this a "feature" of the trial?
If so, it seems a strange way to "sell" potential buyers on the product.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Did you create a profile with an email account? right click on outlook
icon at the top of the Start menu and choose properties or go to Control
panel, mail and view the profile.


I wondered that, but the OP says he's receiving mail OK so he must have
done. Mustn't he?

Did you activate the trial?

"John C." wrote in message
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My laptop came with a trial of the usual MS Office apps. After configuring
Outlook I see that the menus for anything having to do with actually
creating or replying to an email is "greyed-out". All else seems to be in
order, Outlook receives mail just fine. Is this a "feature" of the trial?
If so, it seems a strange way to "sell" potential buyers on the product.

Thank you for the reply. Yes, activated, expires on Nov. 30th.
I'm gathering from the replies that this isn't normal behavior for the
trial, and that something is amiss.

Forgive me if this appears twice, sent this reply yesterday ~2:00 pm
and it has not appeared in my newsreader yet. Showing in sent items,
though. (Windows Mail)

"DL" address@invalid wrote in message
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Did you activate the trial?

"John C." wrote in message
...
My laptop came with a trial of the usual MS Office apps. After
configuring Outlook I see that the menus for anything having to do
with actually creating or replying to an email is "greyed-out".
All else seems to be in order, Outlook receives mail just fine. Is
this a "feature" of the trial?
If so, it seems a strange way to "sell" potential buyers on the
product.

"Gordon" wrote in message
...
"John C." wrote in message
...
My laptop came with a trial of the usual MS Office apps. After
configuring Outlook I see that the menus for anything having to do
with actually creating or replying to an email is "greyed-out".
All else seems to be in order, Outlook receives mail just fine. Is
this a "feature" of the trial?
If so, it seems a strange way to "sell" potential buyers on the
product.


Have you activated the trial?

Thank you for the reply. Yes, I have activated, expiring on Nov. 30th.

Forgive me if this appears twice, sent this reply yesterday ~2:00 pm
and it has not appeared in my newsreader yet. Showing in sent items,
though. (Windows Mail)

Thank you for the reply. Yes, there is one profile listed as
"OUTLOOK".
Under the profile, I have configured 2 email accounts. The app
receives
mail from both accounts without any problem. The menu, however, will
not
allow me to select any "create, reply or forward" options. All other
functions
seem to be fine, as well.

Forgive me if this appears twice, sent this reply yesterday ~2:00 pm
and it has not appeared in my newsreader yet. Showing in sent items,
though. (Windows Mail)


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Did you create a profile with an email account? right click on
outlook icon at the top of the Start menu and choose properties or
go to Control panel, mail and view the profile.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or
point your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


"John C." wrote in message
...
My laptop came with a trial of the usual MS Office apps. After
configuring Outlook I see that the menus for anything having to do
with actually creating or replying to an email is "greyed-out".
All else seems to be in order, Outlook receives mail just fine. Is
this a "feature" of the trial?
If so, it seems a strange way to "sell" potential buyers on the
product.